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Who Killed The Cincinnati Reds?
Despite assurances from CEO Bob Castellini that he is not rebuilding the team from scratch, it can't be denied that the Cincinnati Reds are very, very sick. Almost dead, as Miracle Max would say. It all began, in my opinion, when their jovial mascot, Mr. Redlegs, lost his head in a tragic ballpark A...
America Rules The World In Beach-Related Sports
Highlights from your Olympic Games, including chicks in bikinis, the state-of-the-art Phelps Tracker, and pixie-like gymnasts ... Michael Phelps this. Michael Phelps that. What, no love for Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, possibly the most dominating force in the Olympics this decade? The America...
No, Mark Spitz Will Not Go Quietly. And Why Should He?
Good line by a commenter on last night's DUAN, "Mark Spitz is printing 6-1 t-shirts as we speak." And it wouldn't surprise me to peak into Spitz's basement and see said shirts actually in production. If he wasn't rooting against Michael Phelps before, he most likely is now that he's been snubbed by ...
Mike Krzyzewski Welcomes You Aboard The Showboat
Seems like a fair question to me: Why did the U.S. men dunk 20 times against China, considering the blowout nature of the game? But when a foreign journalist asked it of head coach Mike Krzyzewski, he almost lost a hand....
To Watch Tonight ...
When your name is Almighty Supremebeing Allah, you probably shouldn't be caught with cocaine in your car ... • Little League Baseball: Mid-Atlantic regional final, teams TBA, at Bristol, Conn. (8 p.m., ET). You've never heard of smores? You're killing me, Smalls! [ESPN2] • MLB: Philadelphia at Los A...
Let Leo Pitch! Cubs Tempt Fate By Dissing Their Oldest Fan
Leo Hildebrand wants to throw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game. And since the 104-year-old is one of the few living things old enough to have actually seen the Cubs win a World Series (the bristlecone pine and certain species of desert tortoise are the others), one would think that the tea...
Did The White Sox Just Win The Central?
So the White Sox lost Jose Contreras for the season on Saturday in a loss to Boston, falling out of first in the Central. That made Sunday's contest somewhat more than your run-of-the-mill game. And Chicago's 6-5, come-from-behind win over the Red Sox just may have put them back into first place for...
Olympic Pistol Chicks Are Scary, Inspiring
Olympic highlights from today ... or was it yesterday? Or possibly a few hours in the future. I'm just not sure ... There is possibly no Olympic event more random and pointless than 10-meter air pistol, unless it's "20-meter hurling a coconut," which will be a trial event in 2012. But could it also ...
You Taste Of America, Jason Lezak
There's no better motivation for an American in the Olympics than Frenchy getting in your face and predicting victory. "I will let you go, Ricky. But first, I want you to say ... 'I love crepes.' " Jason Lezak outsprinted Alain Bernard of France in the anchor leg as the U.S. men — Michael Phelps, Ga...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after taking your grandchild out for a little fresh air ... • Boxing: Light heavyweights, Tavoris Cloud vs. Julio Cesar Gonzalez, at Chicago (9 p.m., ET). Tavoris Cloud warnings are nothing to take lightly in the Midwest. [ESPN2] • Little League Baseball: Southeast regional final, at S...